OK, I made that last one up. But there's nothing better than seeing a pitcher blow his fastball, no matter what you call it, by a helpless hitter.

Generally, the harder a pitcher throws, the more strikeouts he'll rack up (assuming he can actually throw strikes), and the more fun he'll be to own in fantasy baseball leagues. Let's be honest -- no one's bragging about drafting Mark Buehrle and his 84-mph "heater." But when you've got someone like Stephen Strasburg who can flirt with triple digits deep into the game, you're going to be a little cockier around other owners in your league.

Here's a look at the (healthy) starting pitchers with the highest average fastball in 2013, according to Fangraphs. Seriously, these guys will singe your 'stache off:

1. Stephen Strasburg, 95.2 mph: Technically, Matt Harvey had the hardest average fastball at 95.4 mph, but since he won't be lighting up radar guns anytime soon, Strasburg takes over at No. 1. Strasburg threw even harder in his rookie season (97.3), but has been around 95-96 mph on average since his Tommy John surgery. In other words, don't expect Harvey to come back from TJS throwing quite as hard.

2. Jose Fernandez, 94.8 mph: The kid is filthy, but after seeing what happened to Strasburg and Harvey (among many others), some may wonder whether throwing so hard will eventually take a toll on Fernandez's young arm. That's up to many more factors than just velocity, though, so don't assume an injury is coming.

3. Jeff Samardzija, 94.6 mph: Samardzija wasn't very good last season, but his velocity was only down 0.5 mph from the previous season. There doesn't appear to be an injury concern, so Samardzija's down season may have been more about bad luck. He's a fine bounce-back candidate.

4. Wily Peralta, 94.6 mph: We saw glimpses of potential from Peralta, whose fastball was actually almost a full mile per hour lower last season than in '12. Interestingly, Peralta's two-seamer is just as hard (sometimes harder) than his four-seamer, which is unusual, and he threw it much more frequently last year. He needs to get the walks down (3.6 BB/9), and better command with that velocity gives him a lot of room for improvement in his strikeout rate (6.3 K/9).

5. Andrew Cashner, 94.6 mph: Here's another guy whose modest K-rate (6.6 K/9 last year) doesn't match his velocity. Cashner made major strides with his control last year in his transition to the rotation, so perhaps the next step forward will be raising that K-rate.

These starters didn't have enough innings qualify for the league leader board last season, but they could be atop the MPH list in 2014: